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YOUTHFUL BAYS 

OF 

FREDERICK the GREAT. 

A NEW MELODRAMA. 

IN TWO ACTS. 



NOW PERFORMING AT TH£ THEATRE ROYAL COVENT 

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BY WILLIAM ABBOTT. 
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/ BEG leave to inform the Reader that 1 am 
indebted to " La Jeunesse du Grand Frederic' 9 for 
the principal incidents of this pice. It has been 
most favorably received by the public, and liberally 
criticised by the Newspapers. My warmest thanks 
are due to my brother Performers, not only for their 
excellent acting, which ensured its success, but also 
to their friendly zeal during its progress. To Mr. 
Farley I am peculiarly indebted, for the whole of 
the Stage arrangements, and the kind interest he 
displayed throughout. 

W. ABBOTT. 

3 / 1<U 4~<f 



TO 



GILBERT BETHUNE ESQ. 



OF BALFOUR, 



THIS FIRST DRAMATIC EFFORT 



DEDICATED 



BY HIS OBLIGED 



AND FAITHFUL SERVANT, 



THE AUTHOR. 



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Frederick William, (King of Prussia) Mr. Terry. 

The Prince Royal, (his Son) Mr. Abbott. 

Baron Kniphausen, (tlie Chancellor of the State) Mr. 
Egerton. 

Count Seckendoff, (the Austrian Ambassador) 
Mr. Chapman. 

Anhalt, (Lieutenant of Guards) Mr. Connor. 

Bibrack Frederstoff, (Keeper of the Fortress) Mr. 
Farley. 

Casta, (Serjeant of Grenadiers) Mr. Comer. 

Prussian Officers, Mess. Greenall, Long, Smith, Store. 
Wall, Wright, &c. 

Austrians, Mess. Norris, Banks, Batt, Boodle, Grant, 

Griffiths, Ryals, Sutton, White, &c. 

Christine, (Archduchess of Austria) Mrs. Faucit. 

Justine, (Daughter of Bibrack) Miss Shaw. 

Ladies of Austria, Messdames Chipp, Corri, Mori, 
Newton, Smith, Twamley. 



London; — Printed by T. Agg, 21, Water-lane, Fleet-street. 



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THE 

YOUTHFUL DAYS 

OF 

FREDERICK the GREAT. 



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ACT I. 



SCENE I. 

A Grand Gothic Hall in the Chateau of 
Potsdam. 

Enter Frederick and Anhalt. 

Fred, The preparations are indeed magnifL 
cent ! never has the court of Prussia witnessed 
so much splendor. Thi^ expence will put my 
father into a most frightful temper with the 
chancellor. 

Anh. Could he do less, on the day when the 

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niece of the emperor, your bride, is to be pre- 
sented ? 

Fred. It is then too true that the Princess 
Christine is to be my wife ? 

Anh. Yes, my prince. The chancellor has, 
in your name, received her at the frontier. 

Fred. But, my friend, we have only a mo- 
ment to converse together. Have you arranged 
my plans ? 

Anh. Entirely ; every thing is prepared ; this 
very night we effect our departure. I have 
provided a post-carriage, which will be upon 
the road, near the old walls, and, in less than 
thirty hours, we shall be in Saxony. 

Fred. What if we are discovered ? 

Anh. The precautions we have taken in cor- 
responding with Captain Keit, who expects us 
in Holland, do away with all alarm on that 
head. 

Fred. But the merchant of this city, under 
whose cover we write, may not he conceive 
some suspicions? 

Anh. Impossible ! He thinks it merely con- 
cerns the reversion of an estate, which belongs 
to me in Franconia. The rank and credit which 
the family of Keit holds in Prussia, will do 
away every suspicious idea that this secret cor- 



respondence might generate in the mind of M. 
le Blomb, the magistrate of Nuremburg. 

Fred. The continued arrangements for my 
union convince me that nothing has transpired. 
The violent temper of my father would not 
suffer him to dissemble ; but if our design fails, 
Anhalt, we have no hope of mercy. 

Anh. I know it, prince, and cheerfully await 
the consequence. 

Fred. Before the ungovernable passions of 
my father, and the unrelenting discipline of his 
military law, all distinctions sink : even I, his 
son, would share the fate of a common deserter. 

Anh. My prince, we must not delay an in- 
stant ! Let me present to your highness the sol- 
dier Bibrack : — -his devotion has been already 
tried ; and when he discovered he had the op- 
portunity of serving you, his joy knew no 
bounds. 

Fred. Poor fellow! Since I was fortunate 
erough to render him a trifling service, the pride 
of his affection has been, indeed, enthusiasm! 
But, admit him; I wish to thank, and arrange 
with him the hour of our departure. 

[Exit Anhalt. 

Fred. Shall I then withdraw myself from 
the authority of my father, and voluntarily quit 
my country— the country that gave me birth; 



and which I must one day be called to govern? 
Ah ! my dear countrymen, when I am removed 
from you, calumniate not my motive. If I ap- 
pear to forget you for a moment, it is but to 
render myself more worthy of being your 
chief. 

Enter Anhalt and Bibrack. 

Good day, my brave comrade ! Anhalt tells 
me that you have promised to serve us. 

Bib. My life, sir, is devoted to you ; dis- 
pose of it as you please. 

Fred. Be assured, that you shall be libe- 
rally rewarded. 

Bib. My prince, I thank you ; but it is not 
money that I covet, — I love you with all my 
heart, — an honest soldier's heart — pardon the 
expression — but, sincerely, the happiness I feel 
in being employed in your service, is my best 
recompence. 

Fred. Your hand, my old comrade (gives 
him his hand.) Frederick is your friend. 

Bib. (delighted and holding the hand of the 
prince, turns to Anhalt.) Tell me, my lieu- 
tenant, if this honor is not worth all the ducats 
in the world. 

Fred. I will not conceal from you, that we 



are exposed to considerable danger, but m\ 
resolution is taken ; I am determined to make 
the most vigorous resistance. 

Bib. I understand ! attack ! fire ! 

Fred. Remember, you now expose your life ! 

Bib. My life ! — am not I indebted to you 
for my existence ? When I was dismissed from 
my regiment, on account of my age and 
wounds, and in a state of desperation at not 
being able to support my family, you procured 
me the appointment of keeper to the Chateau 
de Koppernick. 

Fred. That was an act of justice : you have 
shed your blood to support the throne, and that 
throne ought not to exist, which is stained with 
ingratitude. 

Bib. Your hour, my prince ! 

Fred. Midnight. 

Anh. At the entrance of the road, near the 
old wall. 

Bib. It is agreed. I have this morning 
asked for a month's leave of absence, from the 
governor of the fortress — he understands that I 
depart this evening, therefore no suspicions. 

Anh. Away then ! Remember — this evening, 
Bibrack. 

Bib. You have my word, lieutenant. (To 
Fred.) Prince, you have honored me with the 



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name of friend; you shall see that I will prove 
myself worthy of the title. [Exit. 

Fred. Notwithstanding the temper of my 
father, which renders his court and his authority 
insupportable, the nearer the moment of my 
release approaches, I feel a new sentiment per- 
vade my heart. 

Anh. Can the princess have inspired you 
with any tenderness ? 

Fred. Ah, Anhalt, she comes here upon the 
faith of a treaty — she is already considered as 
my wife ; this marriage broken, the conse- 
quence will be a fearful war between the empire 
of Germany, and the kingdom of Prussia. 

Anh. It is not yet too late ! Shall I coun- 
termand the orders ? 

Fred. No — no — we must depart — and the 
persons I have compromised to facilitate my 
flight — yes, yes, I am resolved. Believe not, 
my friend, that the dread only of this mar- 
riage; has determined me to quit the court of 
my father. ? Ti& true I have not seen the prin- 
cess, but I can only hope to find in her that 
coldness — that aversion which is the cause 
of so much misery to princes — more noble mo- 
tives have made me resolve upon this measure. 
It is impossible to become a great king, with- 
out knowing the manners, the power, and the 



interests of the people whom I may one day 
encounter as enemies or allies. A prince, be- 
fore he mounts the throne, should, by his con- 
duct, render himself worthy, and study the art, 
the great art, to govern his people ; not by ill- 
timed severity, but by an equal dispensation of 
the laws to all around. 

AnJi. If that is the sole motive of your jour- 
ney, I see one advancing who will spare yon 
its dangers and fatigues. 

Fred. What! the ambassador, w r hom the em- 
peror has charged to conduct hither the prin- 
cess ? 

Anh. He is esteem'd the most wary minister 
in Europe. 

Fred. I suspect him of the design of enchain- 
ing me to the power of Austria ; and the alliance 
which he has arranged, between his masters 
niece and me, is, I am certain, the first step 
towards its accomplishment. But, he comes. 

Enter Se'ckendorf. 

Your servant, my lord ambassador; — how 
is your excellency to-day ? 

Seek. Can your royal highness ask ? This is 
the day which unites the niece of my sovereign 
to the prince royal of Prussia. 



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Fred. That is a compliment, my lord ; but 
you have a talent at saying agreeable things ; 
and that with a sincerity — a disinterestedness — 
Seek. A disinterestedness ! — Your royal high- 
ness must permit me to observe, that that word 
is not altogether correct. 

Fred, (aside) The devil ! he contradicts me ! 

Seek. Can I be, in fact, disinterested, my 

prince, when I endeavour to render myself 

worthy of the invaluable honor of presiding at 

the ceremony of your marriage ? 

Fred, (aside) Oh! your humble servant! — 
(Flourish.) — Here is the king. — My lord am- 
bassador, you know well his whimsical charac- 
ter. We had better not be seen together. (To 
himself) Alas ! his violence often descends al- 
most to brutality. 

[Soldiers of Anhalfs regiment march in. — An- 
halt places himself at their head. — They sa- 
lute the King.] 

Enter King and Chancellor. 

King. No, no ; I am very well as I am, my 
lord chancellor. It is not by a splendid dress 
that I shall testify to the envoy of the emperor, 
the pleasure I feel in becoming doubly his ally. 
Is it not true my lord ambassador, that my 
costume has nothing in it to offend you ? 



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Seek. Sire, it is that of a hero ! 

King. Your servant, 'your servant, -my lord ; 
nevertheless, my dress has never stood fire ; I 
have not had it more than two years. For the 
buttons, indeed, that's another thing ; I had 
them to the uniform in which I reviewed my 
soldiers on the day of my accession to the crown, 
and since that time I have regularly worn them. 

Seek. How, sire ! 

King. O, they are good enough yet. 

Fred. At least, my father, it cannot be said 
that your wardrobe ruins your subjects. 

King. Who said that ? 

Fred. Sire, it is your son, whose respectful 
attachment — 

King. I have no son, here, sir; the captain 
Frederick of Prussia, my son, ought to be now 
upon the parade, where his regiment is under 
arms. 

Fred. Sire, I thought that in the ceremony, 
about to be celebrated here, my presence was 
necessary ! 

King. You ought to be ignorant of it, until 
the moment / think proper to send for you. 

Fred. I beg leave to mention to your ma- 
jesty, that I was discoursing with the count 
Seckendorf, whose character — 

King. If the count was not a stranger, and 

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above all, ambassador, he should be imprisoned 
for having discoursed with you at such a mo- 
ment. Now, sir, to your post: but comeback 
- — what do I see? — this coat— this embroidered 
waistcoat ! Is it a captain of my regiment of 
guards I see before me? 

Fred. No, sir ; it is the prince royal of 
Prussia. 

King. I know not the distinction : my son 
is my first soldier, and ought to be an exampie 
to others. To your regiment — put yourself in 
your situation : if your major does not report 
your finery, he shall be broken. 

Fred. Permit me, at least, to inform him 
of the cause ! 

Ki?fo\ I ibrbid it. He ou°ht to know that 
no ch nee should exempt a soldier from 

pei forming his duty. — [Exit Frederick. 

—(Looks after him with discontent.) — Don't be 
uneasy, my lord ambassador ; the chastisement 
of this young man will not at all interfere with 
his marriage. I shall content myself with or- 
dering him, immediately after the marriage ce- 
remony, under arrest for four-and-twenty hours, 

Seek. What severity ! The princess will claim 
him, sire! 

King. Poh — poh ! I tell you, that in a mili- 
tary state, you cannot pardon, without danger, 
the slightest infraction of discipline. 



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Seek. Will this event, sire, change the hour 
of presentation ? 

King. Not at all, not at all. 

Seek. I will hasten then, and prepare. 

King. Yon are right, my lord, you are right. 
1 like to see others as exact as I am myself. 

Seek. Sire, accept my homage. 

King. No ceremony, my lord, no ceremony. 
[Exit Seeke?idorf] Umph ! 1 would not have 
Frederick too often in that man's company. It 
is essential for the security of my house,, that 
my heir should be a warrior ; and the interests 
of the court of Berlin are not those of Vienna. 

Chan. You are right, sire, to guard your son 
from the seductions that surround the enemies 
of the state; but the fault committed to-day 
was entirely mine. Twas I who advised him 
to adopt the costume w r hichhas displeased your 
majesty. 

King. Oh ! what you would ruin him too, 
would you? You— you love luxury and mag- 
nificence, my lord chancellor, and the expences 
of this fete — 

Chan. It is more brilliant than expensive. 

King. There will he too much cost, my 
lord, too much I say. I could raise an army 
of twenty thousand men with the money that 
has been expended. 



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Chan. Sire, prodigality is the destruction of 
kings ; but on so momentous an occasion, a 
degree of splendor is indispensable. An ap- 
pearance of poverty might excite the neigh- 
bouring sovereigns to attack you. 

King. If they attack, I can fight.— and I can 
conquer them. I will not destroy the resources 
of my kingdom to keep up a prosperous ap- 
pearance, nor drain the substance of my people 
for a contemptible display of gaudy frippery. 

Chan. But, on so particular an occasion, 
sire— 

King. Well, well, do the best for to-day. 
But you, who prove yourself so intractable 
upon the article of ceremony, should you not 
immediately go in my name and receive the 
princess ? 

Chan. Sire, I will instantly put myself at the 
head of the retinue, on their way to the hotel 
of the ambassador. 

King. Instantly. — [Exit Chancellor. 

— (Looking after the Chancellor) That man is 
the best servant I have : he has the courage to 
contradict me. Officer ! (Anhalt approaches) 
Ah ! is it you, Anhalt ? You are leagued with 
my son — it is said you are dissipated — take 
care, — your head shall answer for the least fault 
he commits in consequence of your example. 



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Anh. Sire, I will never lend myself to am 
action that will render the son unworthy of his 
father. 

King. Tis well — relieve the guards, and 
leave only some sentinels without the adjoining 
apartment — then go, seek the dispatches, and 
bring them to me (he points to the door.) Re- 
turn quickly. 

Anh. Yes, sire. 

[Exit at the door to which he pointed. 

King. The enormous expence of this fete dis- 
pleases me. I know that in Europe I am ac- 
cused of cruelty and avarice ; but a rigid eco- 
nomy is necessary for the good of my kingdom. 
This alliance with Austria, w r hich the other 
courts look upon as prejudicial to my interests, 
will, on the contrary, be serviceable. Not- 
withstanding his dissipation, Frederick has 
some force in his character ; and the emperor 
is deceived, if he hopes to acquire any in- 
fluence upon the crown of Prussia, by this 
union of his niece with my son. I know my 
boy — Austria will never give him the law. 

Anh alt enters ivith a sealed packet. 

Anh. Sire, the dispatches ! 

King. Wait to receive my orders. (Anhalt 



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retires to the back "'of .the stage, and deports 
himself as ait officer wider arms.) From Ntireni* 
burg (reading in a low tone)" It is with the great- 
est grief I inform you, sire, that JVL le Blomb, 
magistrate of the city of Nuremberg, has depo- 
sited in my hands a criminal correspondence, 
of which he was, without his knowledge, one 
of the principal agents ; it was under his cover 
the letters were written. He formed some sus- 
picions, broke the seal of the one which is en- 
closed ; judge of his alarm and grief, when he 
discovered that your son, the Prince Royal, 
and Lieutenant Anhalt, had formed the design 
of withdrawing from your authority, and flying 
their country." Great heavens ! let me see the 
enclosed — yes, it is his hand. (Reads.) " This 
very night I shall escape from Potsdam, and at 
length avoid the reiterated violences of my fa- 
ther ; they have long since preyed upon my 
spirits. Anhalt partakes my design, and ac- 
companies me in my flight. Take care to have 
relays upon all the Saxon roads. I shall first 
go to Holland, and then pass into England. 
Your'SjFrederickWilliam." — Oh,miserable man! 
What ! my son ! the heir of my crown, to de- 
sert his colours ! to fly his empire ! and An- 
halt ! this unworthy Anhalt, partakes his de- 
signs ! Ah ! I will teach them — (after a mo- 



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menfs thought) — Frederick is at the head of 
his company — it is by Ws own accomplice that 
he shall he seized, and plunged into a dungeon. 
{JMakes a sign to Anhalt to approach him.) — 
Auhalt, I have an important affair, in which I 
must employ an officer who is entirely devoted 
to me. As I know your attachment, I shall 
charge you with the execution of it. 

Anh. Sire, I thank you for this mark of your 
condescension. 

King. You deserve it — you are the most in- 
timate friend of Frederick, and before long I 
hope to prove how I am satisfied. I want six 
grenadiers for the expedition, of which I give 
you the command. Go, conduct them to the 
Stone-Hall — there wait my orders. 

Anh. I shall, sire. z [Exit. 

King. The destiny of a sovereign is often 
frightful ! T now find myself obliged to pro- 
nounce the law of the kingdom against my own 
son. But this son is a rebel; he is an officer in 
my army — he abandons his colours ; and deser- 
tion is a crime, that was never pardoned under 
my government. But, to condemn my son to 
death ! perhaps my too great severity has caused 
this act of disobedience. No, no ; my ven- 
geance shall be transcendant; and the publicity 
of his judgment, prove to the emperor of Ger- 



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many that I was myself abused, betrayed— and 
not the violator of the treaty I contracted with 
him. My justice shall be deferred a short time 
to make it more decisive. Yes, yes, the offence 
would have been public, the reparation shall be 
public also. [Exit. 

SCENE II. 

The Stone-Hall 

Enter Anhalt and Six Grenadiers. — Enter 
the King. 

Anh. Sire, your orders are obeyed. 

King. I have changed my plan. 

Anh. Sire ! 

King. I have received dispatches that prove 
to me two officers were on the point of desert- 
ing. — I wished, at first, to arrest and conduct 
them before a council of war; but as they be- 
long to the first families of the kingdom, I have 
thought that this event might disturb the fete, 
and I have delayed its execution. 

Anh. Sire, may I dare to ask if the two offi- 
cers, who are thus guilty, are known to me ? 

King. Is it to plead for them ? 

Anh. No, sire. 

King. Would you endeavour to excuse them I 



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jinii.. 1 l$Q, sire. Deserters merit — 

King. Death! 

Anh. True. 

King. You say well : — your curiosity will be 
gratified before long. 

Anh. I breathe again — If he meant us, the 
preparations for the ceremony would be coun- 
termanded, (aside.) 

King, {aside) He does not suspect — so much 
the better — my justice will be more striking. 
Instantly give notice to the officers whose names 
I set down here to prepare for a court-martial. 
{gives Anhalt the paper.) 

Anh. Sire, who will be the accuser ? 

King. I ! 

Anh. You, sire ! 

King. Yes ; and my chancellor will perform 
the functions of secretary. Ytfu will find the 
officers I have named upon parade. Desire 
them to receive my orders here, immediately 
after the ceremony, {aside) My presence at 
the court-martial appears to have raised in him 
some doubts ; but he shall feel the impossibility 
of escape. — Anhalt, you retire. {Exit Anhalt. 
Serjeant ! remain — I have orders for you. Your 
name ? 

Cast. Caster. 

King. Ah ! you were at the affair of Loppen ; 

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and, after receiving three wounds, carried off 
a colour from the enemy. 

Cast. Yes, sire ; and you made me serjeant 
on the field of battle. 

King. Yen, yes, I remember — I remember 
it well— you are a brave man ; I can rely upon 
you, I command you to observe lieutenant 
Anhalt closely, and to prevent his leaving the 
chateau during the fete: also prevent his ap- 
proaching Prince Frederick, to exchange with 
him a single word. 

Cast. Then, sire, he will put me under arrest. 

King. Then tell him you act by my orders— 
If he makes the least resistance, arrest him* 

Cast. I will, sire. 

King. If you do your duty— ten ducatg. 

Qq$t. Thanks, sire. 

JjEing. If he escapes you, you shall be shot. 

Cmt- Thanks, §ire. 

King. Gq ! — [JBvit Caster. 

(Drums and trumpets heard.) 
— So, the ambassador and the princess ad- 
vance. The daring outrage which my son in- 
tended them, might draw down the greatest 
misfortunes upon the state. Now, Frederick 
William, repress the dearest sentiments of your 
heart : you must no longer feel as a father — 
under these fatal circumstances, act onjy as a 
just and strict judge. \JExit. 



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SCENE III. 



[A magnificent state-apartment, superbly deco- 
rated for the /He. Music heard on every 
side. The retinue appears — it is commen- 
ced by a body of the king's grenadiers, m 
the peculiar costume of the day. Anhalt 
enters with the officers appointed for the 
court-martial — the Prince Royal follotvs 
and takes his station under a canopy opposite 
the throne — grandfourish — the Ki?igfolhw- 
ed by the great officers of the crown — music 
changes to an Austrian air. The Princess 
enters, preceded by officers bearing, banners, 
ladies of the court, Sfc. and conducted by 
the chancellor and ambassador — officers cmd 
ladies close the procession.] 

Chan. Sire, the most pleasing duties of my 
office are fulfilled ; the Princess Christine of 
Austria is presented at the throne of your ma- 
jesty. An eternal alliance will unite the two 
houses, and which can never be broken, with- 
out compromising the safety of Germany. 

King. Frederick William will soon prove the 
respect he has for your virtues, and for the so- 
vereign with whom he contracts this alliance. 



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Chris. Sire, it is the height of all my wishes 
to be allied to so great a hero, and to unite my 
destiny with a prince, who has already merited 
the esteem and admiration of all Germany. 

Fred. Madam, I will endeavour to deserve 
this esteem and admiration, which belong not 
fairly to me, but to the glorious name my father 
has made over to me. 

King, (aside) The traitor! Place yourself 
near me, madam. 

[The king places the princess upon the throne, 
at his side. The chancellor is beneath the 
King; and the ambassador, the princess. 
Frederick, tvho betrays a strong emotion 
at sight of the princess, is placed with the 
officers of the crown on seats opposite the 
throned] 

Grand Ballet. 

{At the end of the ballet the King rises.) 

King. Now, Anhalt, are the officers here 
that I desired for the court-martial ? 
Anh. Yes, sire. 
King. Approach ! 



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[Anhalt advances toivards Frederick for the 
purpose of speaking to him, — Caster comes 
between them.] 

Anh. {To Caster) Retire ! 

King. No, remain! It is my command - 
(A general feeling of astonishment. — The King 
descends the throne.) — Madam, you are sur- 
prised, I see ; but, in my kingdom, the law 
against desertion never suffers delay in its exe- 
cution.— I entreat of you one moment, to pro- 
nounce upon the fate of two officers, who are 
guilty of this crime. 

Chris. Sire, ac this moment such an act of 
rigour! ah! vouchsafe, vouchsafe, my liege, 
to spare me so cruel a sight ! 

King. Madam, the maintenance of justice 
makes the safety of my crown, and even in- 
terests the honor of the sovereign, whose family 
you represent in this place. 

Chris. How, sire ! 

King. (Turning toivards the members of the 
court-martial.) Gentlemen, here are the proofs 
of the crime of two soldiers you are about to 
judge. (Gives the letters.) Captain Frederick 
of Prussia, and Anhalt, lieutenant of the 
guards ! — ( A general expression of horror) 



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Chris. Heavens! what do I hear! your 
son? 

King. He is under arrest. He would have 
fled, madam, if a faithful subject had not dis- 
covered the plot. My lord ambassador, you 
will render an account to your sovereign of the 
manner m which I feel the outrage intended him, 

Fred. Sire ! 

King. Silence ! Seize the culprits, and con- 
duct them to prison. 

\_Music. The Prince and Ankalt surrender 
their sivords. All the characters make a 
movement of intercession. The King, in 
action, sheivs that he is inflexible. A ge- 
neral tableau! 



END OF A€T I. 






ACT II. 



SCENE I. 

Chateau de Koppernick. -Gallery of Gothic 
Architecture, Sfc. fyc. 

Bib. (without.) Justine L why Justine! 
Just. Well, father, I am here. 

Bibrack enters. 

Sib. Is every thing ready, ray girl ? 

Just. Yes, father ; the prisoner will have the 
best chamber in the fortress, they say he is of 
great rank. 

Bib. Who he is, is a secret, at present, even 
with the governor. I could have well wished 
the madman had not been taken till I had left 
(aside). But I'll not break my word to the 
prince, however. (The noise of a detachment is 
heard entering.) He comes ! 

Just, (looking out.) Why, father, it is the 
prince royal ! 

Bib. The prince! (They march in. Fre- 
derick makes a sign of intelligence to Bibrack. 



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Caster, the Serjeant, with six guards.) Heavens ! 
he is then discovered ! That passage, my lord 
leads to your chamber (in a tone of dejection?) 

Caster. Comrade, you are immediately to at- 
tend the governor for instructions respecting 
the prisoner. 

Sib. (aside) I like not these precautions. 
Courage, my lord, and I'll tell you— (aside.) 

Caster. Bibrack! (calling.) 

Sib. Well, I'm coming — don't you see I'm 
coming ?— that door once closed upon him ! — 
Come, come, Justine ! Fear not, my lord, I'll — 

Cast. Bibrack, I say ! 

Sib. I'm coming ! (aside in going out) If I 
could but speak two words to him ! 

[Exeunt all but the prince. 

Fred. What a situation! and Anhalt, my 
friend ! my dearest friend ! whose affection for 
me was boundless, is exposed to the vengeance 
of a man, who never knew what it was to par- 
don. Ah ! had I but sooner seen the princess, 
my fatal project had been abandoned ! Now 
she will despise and hate me ! and my greatest 
pain will be to feel that I deserve its infliction, 
without the consolation of a single tear at my un- 
happy lot ! 

Enter Bibrack. 
Well, my friend, all is discovered, and Anhalt— 



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Bib. Courage, my prince! never despair — 
while there's life, there's hope. A lady, veiled, 
and accompanied by an officer, asks to see you. 
I have taken the opportunity of admitting them 
in the absence of the governor, to whom, an 
aid-de-camp brought an order for his attendance 
upon the King, at the very moment I was on 
my way to his house to receive my instructions. 

Fred. This neglect of your duty will only 
expose you to persecution, my brave fellow ! 
and yet I may perhaps see the only friends jny 
misfortunes have left me. 

Bib. Your only friend ! there is another, my 
prince, who will never abandon you ! think of 
your kindness towards Bibrack. They have 
no suspicion of me, and I'll stand by you till 
the last, as friend to friend should do, ay, till 
death! {Exit. 

Fred. Who is it that visits me after my dis- 
grace ? those w hose friendship was dear to me 
have already fled, or are immured in dungeons. 

[Bibrack introduces Seckendorff and the 
princess — their persons are concealed. The 
princess enters first. Bibrack goes into the 
apartment prepared for Frederick^] 

Fred, {advancing towards the princess) What 
generous lady — — (the princess puts aside her 
veil) You, madam !— 



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Chris. Yes, prince. 

Fred. You ! — what motive — so unworthily 
treated by me, do you come to triumph in the 
shame and misery that precede my punishment? 

Chris. Do not believe it, prince ! Such 
barbarity would shock the meanest of my sex: 
then think not that Christine, of Austria, is 
alone exempted from compassion! 

Fred. I know, madam, that you are gifted 
by heaven with every choicest virtue ; but, prin- 
cess, who is the person, that with yourself has 
braved the vengeance of my father? — (Secken- 
dorff throws off his cloak.) — Count Secken- 
dorff! 

Seek. Your highness seems astonished to see 
an ambassador compromise his character — but 
he does it to save a prince of the empire, who 
is the hope of Germany ! and every other feel- 
ing gives way to this powerful motive ! 

Fred. Whatever may be the end of this pro- 
ceeding, count, it affords me no small satisfac- 
tion in assuring the princess, that I am less 
culpable towards her than I appear. 

Chris. Ah, prince, but for me would your 
blood be on the point of flowing under the 
hands of the executioner ! — you only wished to 
fly, to escape the odious chain that would have 
united your destiny to mine. I alone have dis- 



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turbed the repose of your life ; torn from your 
brow the crown of your ancestors! 

Fred. No, madam, no ; you are deceived 
with respect to my sentiments. I did not know 
you when I conceived the design of flying — in 
seeing you, I experienced the most bitter re- 
grets ; but the friends I had involved, I could 
not leave exposed without a double crime. I 
have deserved my death; I submit to it without 
a murmur; and my only despair, in descending 
into the grave, will be to have sacrificed so many 
charms, to have lost a wife gifted with so many 
virtues. 

Chris. You love me then ! Oh, Frederick ! 
why is it that in this dreadful moment, my heart 
is sensitive to the purest joy? but, oh! Frederick! 
think of your safety— that is the cause of my 
being here — you must quit this place. 

Fred. No, Christine, no ; I will not retrieve 
my crime by baseness ! What would my coun- 
trymen think of a prince who fears to die ? 

Chris. They will applaud your deliverance! 
every one will see, with transport, your father 
rescued from a situation, when, what might 
be an act of justice in another, in him would 
be a crime. 

Fred. Alas ! even had I the wish— how — 
how is it possible ? 
Seek. Bibrack !— 



2a 



Bi brack enters. 

—My friend, can yon refuse to save your prince? 
A thousand florins if you'll favour his escape. 

Bib. Gold again ! 

Fred. You are but ill acquainted with this 
veteran, count ; gold has no power o'er him. 

Bib. True. 

Fred. I know his devotion — it would other- 
wise be useless to endeavour to gain him. 

Bib. True, my prince. 

Fred. But, I forbid him. 

Chris. How! 

Bib. My prince ! 

Fred. I have committed a fault as a soldier, 
I will repair it as a soldier — I have given an ex- 
ample that might shake the throne of my father, 
I give another that will establish it for ages. 

Seek. Nay, do not hesitate. In my palace 
vou will be safe. The residence of an ambas- 
sadoris sacred. 

Chris. Oh, Frederick ! 

Bib. My prince ! I have a way to render 
your flight secure. General Bielfeld was only 
recently named governor of this fortress : he is 
ignorant that there is a subterranean passage, 
which by this door extends beneath the fortifi- 
cations ; I have the key — this night you can, 



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without difficulty, make your escape, and reach 
the palace of the ambassador. 

Chris. Frederick, consent to save your days, 
if Christine is dear to you ! (To Bibrack) Go, 
my friend, prepare every thing for the flight of 
the prince. 

Fred. Unfortunate man! — if you are disco- 
vered, death will be the price of your humanity ! 

Bib. Well ; my life is no longer useful to my 
country ; you sre but twenty years of age : you 
— you are the glory of the army, and the hope 
of the people. Think not of the danger to which 
I expose myself; for if a sacrifice must be made, 
where can the penalty fall more lightly? 

Fred. Bibrack! 

Bib. I hear nothing. [Exit. 

Fred. The palace of the ambassador will be 
no obstacle to the violence of my father. The 
King, under such circumstances, would not 
respect the residence of a sovereign. 

Seek. Fear not : we shall have sufficient timr 
to withdraw you from his tyranny. 

Enter Justine, hastily. 

Just. Oh, madam ! it is suspected that you 
and the ambassador are here ! — the King him- 
self is making a strict search throughout the for- 
tress ! 



;]0 

Fred. The King ! ah, where is your father f 

Just. With him, my prince : but he made me 
a sign to hasten and acquaint you with it. 

Seek. Madam, you must retire. 

Chris. No — 111 remain! and if the King k 
inflexible, he shall have two victims to his ven- 
geance. 

Just. Madam, come to my chamber, which 
is adjoining to this gallery, and where I hope 
you will not be discovered. 

Seek. But, madam— 

Chris. I will hear nothing. Adieu, Frede- 
rick ! rely upon your wife. [Exit with Justine. 

Enter the Chancellor. 

Chan* Count Seckendorff, this conduct 
Seek. My lord, the prince royal is husband 
to the emperor's niece, consequently it is my 
duty to be near him, to console him under his 
misfortunes, and to offer, in the name of my 
master, my mediation between his father and 
himself. 

Chan. My lord ambassador, I am charged 
by the king to signify to you his orders for your 
departure, in twenty-four hours, from the king- 
dom of Prussia. His majesty will transmit an 
account of your conduct to the emperor ! 



Seek. The interest I bear towards the prince 
is alone the cause of my disgrace. But the 
son of the king of Prussia is born prince of the 
empire ; his trial must therefore be instituted 
before an assembly of the princes, with the 
emperor at their head. I declare null and 
void, in the name of my sovereign, any sen- 
tence pronounced by the king of Prussia, with- 
out the approbation of the electors, and the 
sanction of the emperor ! [Exit. 

Chan. Prince, by order of the King, I am to 
inform you, that the unfortunate Anhalt has 
been condemned, 

Fred. To death? 

Enter the King, Bibrack, Officers and Soldiers. 

King. Yes, to death ! 

Fr^d. Oh, sire! take my blood in reparation 
of this criminal project, but spare, oh ■! spare, 
my friend ! on my knees I implore his pardon ! 

King. His pardon ! when bending yourself 
under the weight of a capital crime ! 

Fred. Sire, do you believe your son capable 
of treason ? 

King. A soldier who endeavours to desert, is 
capable of every thing. 

Fred. Ah, sire, in your indignation, yon re- 



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peat that word, because it is the harbinger of 
shame and despair to my heart. But you are 
not ignorant that in flying, it was not for the 
purpose of infringing the military laws. 

King. The virtuous princess I would have 
given you for a wife, you have sacrificed to 

some it is not in romance that a prince is to 

learn his duty. 

Fred. Sire, let me hope you will pardon a 
man, who by a fatal friendship, is about to pay 
with his life his devotion to my person. 

King. What ! lament a traitor ? (he looks sus- 
piciously around) Bibrack, where is the key of 
this door ? 

Bib. That door, sire — it is 

King. With the governor ? 

Bib. No, sire. 

King. Where is it, then ? 

Bib. With me, sire. 

King. Give it to me ! 

Bib. (gives the key) Heavens! escape i^ 
now impossible ! 

King, (aside) I suspect that some one is in- 
troduced to effect his deliverance — this will en- 
sure me the means of discovery. Officers, it 
is night-fall ; place a sentinel upon the rock 
which commands the bastion, and let him ob- 
serve every movement upon the ramparts 
Caster ! (tvhispers Caster.) 



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Caster. Lieutenant Anhait, sire! 

King. Do as I have ordered My lord 
Chancellor, go on before me. 

[Exeunt King and Chancellor. 

Fred. Then the fatal word is past ! my friend 
will be led to death ! (The muffled drum heard) 
Ah! so soon! it is, it is the signal; he ap- 
proaches ! (Averts his head in horror. Anhait 
passes on his way to the place of his execution. 
Frederick precipitates himself against the iron 
grating.) — Anhait ! Anhait ! 

Anh. Farewell, my prince! since your life 
is spared, I die, I die content! 

Fred. — And it is I who — (Overcome by emo- 
tion, he stretches his arms through the grating, 
towards his friend. Anhait endeavours to em- 
brace the prince, the soldiers drag him away.) — 
Soldiers ! Soldiers ! 

Anh. — (In the distance) Farewell, my prince, 
farewell ! 

Fred. Anhait! Anhait, forgive me! (kneels) 

Enter Princess. 

Chris. Frederick ! Frederick ! the frightful 
spectacle which you have just beheld, had no 
other object, but to alarm you. — Anhait him- 
self believes he is led to death, but his father, 

F 



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and the Chancellor, have obtained from the 
King, a commutation of the fatal sentence, into 
perpetual imprisonment. 

Fred. You deceive me, madam. 

Chris. No — I speak the truth ; Bibrack this 
moment acquainted me with the circumstances! 
— lose no time, and fly ! 

Fred. Impossible ! — the King himself has 
taken the key. 

Chris. I know it, but Bibrack has devised 
other means for your release — a rope-ladder is 
suspended from the window of his apartment. — 
Come, the night will favor you. 

Fred. But, Bibrack ! 

Chris. He is now engaging the attention of 
the sentinel — (At this moment the door of 
the subterranean passage is unlocked.) — What 
noise ! 

Fred. It is at the door of — -it must be my 
father ! 

The King enters with a dark lantern, which 
he conceals. 

King. Yes — 'tis as I suspected — I shall sur- 
prise them. 

Fred, (in a low voice to Chris.) Yes, 'tis 
he' 



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King. I hear him speaking to his accom- 
plice, (on the opposite side) Tis on this side I 
heard the voice ! 

[The King advances sloivly. — Frederick escapes, 
and the King seizes the princess by the 
ha?id.] 
Whoever you are, death is your punishment, 
for being here. 

Chris. Kill, then, Christine of Austria, who 
came to save her husband — your son ! 

King. Christine of Austria ! 
[The sentinel fires. Frederick is at the foot 
of the ramparts. ~\ 

Chris. Heavens ! he is no more ! 

King. I am betrayed ! — Holloa ! Guards ! 

Enter Soldiers, bearing flambeaus. — Fre- 
derick appears upon the rock. 

Chris. Oh, spare him, sire ! he is your son — 
your son ! 

King. Guards ! pursue ! 

[Frederick passes the soldier on the rock. — 
King rejects the prayers of the princess 
and Chancellor, and directs the guards to 
follow — Picture /] 



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SCENE II. 

A wood in the grounds oj the ambassadors 
chateau. 

Enter Seckendorff and Bibrack. 

Bib. Be assured, my lord, this retired spot 
will best afford him safety. His flight will drive 
the King to desperation ; he will suspect, from 
your having visited the fortress, that the prince 
intends to seek protection here, and he will not 
for an instant regard the sanctity of your palace. 

Seek. Are you certain that he effected his es- 
cape in safety? I heard the report of fire- 
arms. 

Bib. They were merely signals of alarm — I 
waited till I saw the 'prince had passed the out- 
posts, and he must soon be with us. 

Seek. And the princess ? 

Bib. Of her I know nothing ; but doubtless, 
if the King has discovered her to be in the for- 
tress, he will confide her to your care, through 
the hands of the chancellor. 

Seek. Her person will be held sacred, and I 
may probably be allowed to leave the kingdom 
unmolested : but I tremble for you unless you 
accompany us. 



2*7 



Bib. No ! I shall stand, or fall by my friend! 

Seek. Your friend ! 

Bib. Aye, count, the prince has honored me 
with that title, and it shall never be forfeited to 
time or circumstance. 

Seek. See, he is here. 

Enter Frederick. 

Bib. Thank heaven ! 

Fred. We have not a moment to lose ! I am 
still pursued, and there is no safety but in fur- 
ther flight. — 

Seek. Yes, sir, in the pavilion — it is close to 
the park wall. 

Bib. And, in half an hour, a carriage will be 
in waiting at the wicket-gate, that leads to the 
open country. 

Fred. So suddenly provided ! 

Bib. I had but to change the place of ren- 
dezvous — hasten to your concealment — I will 
be upon the watch, and should any alarm- — i 

Enter Servant. 

Serv. My lord, the Chancellor has arrived at 
the chateau — he has brought the princess, by 
order of the King. [ Exit servant. 



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Fred. He has then released her from his fury ! 
that, at least, is one pang spared me. 

Seek. Farewell, my prince! I confide you to 
the care of Bibrack ! All will yet go well ! 

[Exit. 

Bib. Come, come — I see soldiers in the 
chateau ! there is not a moment to be lost ! 

Fred. Oh ! why am I obliged to fly as ene- 
mies, the faithful subjects of my father ! 

[Exeunt. 

SCENE III. 

The ambassador s park — A pavilion — The walls 
of the park — Moonlight. 

Enter Bibrack, who surveys the spot carefully. 
Frederick then appears from behind the 
pavilion. 

Bib. All is quiet — never fear, my prince ; that 
pavilion is your retreat ; if the slightest danger 
threatens, I will hasten, and inform you. If I 
find it impossible to return the direct way, I can 
easily effect it by this door. Courage, courage, 
my prince, and success will crown our efforts ! 

[Exit. 

Fred. Oh ! Fredrick ! you have lost a prin- 
cess whose virtues would have secured your 



39 

happiness; and soon, perhaps, you will be torn 
from this retreat, by those very soldiers, whom 
you might have led to victory ! — (A noise at the 
gate) who knocks at this hour? (the blows 
redouble.) Great powers ! can it be the Prussian 
guard ? no, no, Bibrack — it must be Bibrack 
who has forgotten — (Attheinstant he approaches, 
the King's voice is heard.) 

King. Break down the door ! — force it, I say! 

Fred. The King! — then heaven alone can 
save me. 

[Frederick goes into the pavilion as the door 
is burst open, and the King enters tvith 
Caster. — Soldiers seen through the gate.'] 

King. Now leave me, and rejoin the division 
of grenadiers behind the wall ; let no one en- 
ter, or go out by this door, without my order. 

[Exit Caster. 
The palace of the ambassador is by this time 
in my possession. Count SeckendorfF did not 
expect this visit, but the treaty of union is for 
ever broken, and I have ordered him to leave 
the kingdom in three hours. (Carefidly examines 
the place.) This part of the park appears most 
private — (He opens the door of the pavilion.— 
Frederick conceals himself behind the sofa.) 
A fire ! books ! papers ! this is doubtless the 
diplomatic pavilion of my lord; it is here he 



40 

calculates in what manner to deceive me, and 
serve most skilfully the interests of his court. 

Enter Chancellor. 

Oh ! here is the Chancellor. 

Chan. Sire, I attend your orders ; but let me 
entreat your majesty to cease this strict search 
in the palace of the ambassador ; his residence 
ought to be sacred, and your most bitter ene- 
mies could alone advise you to an action, which 
w r ill wound your dignity in the eyes of every 
civilized country. 

King. My lord, you know I never take ad- 
vice from any person. 

Chan. This violence will arm all Europe 
against you. 

King. Let them arm ! — If the ambassador of 
Austria had known how to respect himself, I 
should have respected his palace.— If he does 
not quit my territories this night, to-morrow he 
shall be treated as a spy. 

Chan. Suspend, at least, the unjust visit, that 
your soldiers are now making in his palace. 

King. No, — I am certain that Frederick has 
there found an asylum. 

Chan. As a father, as a king, feign to be ig- 
norant of it. 



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King. No, I will prove to the ambassador, 
that in my states he cannot preserve a criminal 
with impunity; and since my son has joined 
my enemies, it is here I will pronounce his sen- 
tence. 

Chan. Sire ! 

King. Well ! — has he not fled to escape his 
punishment ? 

Chan. Let me entreat you 

King. Peace ! 

Chan. Inflexible man ! what would he do ?— 
{King enters the 'pavilion — seizes pen, ink, and 
paper on the table, and writes — gives the paper 
to the Chancellor, ivho reads it.) — " We, Frede- 
rick William, king of Prussia, condemn Frede- 
rick of Prussia, our eldest son " (pauses.)— 

How ! to death ! 

King. Ay. My lord affix your seal to that 
sentence. 

Chan. Sire, what would you do? 

King. Obey! why do you hesitate— affix 
your seal, I say. 

Chan. Never. 

King. Ah! do you dare — — 

Chan. Let me recall you to your duty, sire ; 
your son is born a citizen of this kingdom — he 
must be judged according to the laws. You 
may seize and commit him to prison, but you 

G 



42 



cannot condemn him. A council of war has| 
alone the right to decide upon his fate. 

King. You refuse then ? 

Chan. If you persist sire ! to Ibten to your I 
passions only, and make your own authority the] 
law, your majesty's own hand must fix the seal| 
upon that dreadful paper— mine never shall. 

King. How ! 

Chan. Never! — I cannot be the murderer ofl 
your son — be it your own deed, King — nor will 
I, after such an act, again receive the seals, nor 
remain one moment longer your officer. 

King. What ! dare you — you desert me too 
— resign your office ! 

Chan. I am jealous of your glory, sire, and 
will not see it tarnished! 

King. Umph ! this lesson, well, (walks to the 
pavilion, and throivs the sentence into the fire, 
now, are you content ? 

Chan. Yes, sire, the fire has purified all. — 

King. You are right, you are right, we must 
respect the laws ! Frederick shall be judged by 
a court-martial. 

Chan. My liege, in pardoning the prince — 

King. Hold! it is as the chief of justice you 
wish me to act, and it is from that consideration 
alone, that I have suffered your opposition to my 
will. 



43 

Chan. Will your majesty permit me to ob- 
serve 

King. Retire, my lord; I feel I shall no 
longer bear with temper the prolongation of 
these entreaties — and I attach the greatest value 
to your services and friendship. 

Chan. I obey, sire, — and may this dreadful 
moment never become a subject of despair to 
you. (aside) I'll return to the princess — there 
is nothing to hope from the monarch, we must 
attack the heart of the father. [Exit. 

The King enters the pavilion. 

Enter Bibrack, greatly agitated — he stops and 
looks around him. 

Bib. They are searching the place on every 
side — they will, without doubt, direct their 
enquiry here —I must prevail upon the prince 
to regain the house. 

King, {rising from his seat.) Ah ! this must 
be he ! 

Bib. (runs to the door of pavilion, and ex- 
claims) Ah, prince, save yourself! 

King, {coming forward) What say you? 

Bib. {aside.) The King ! {to him) Yes, prince, 
save your son ! — It is an old soldier, who has 
endured the fire of the enemy in twenty battles, 



14 

who supplicates for mercy — in the name of ali| 
the army — in the name of the country — in — in— 
in the name of the people? (agitated.) 

King. 'Twas you, Bibrack—you who favour- 
ed his retreat ! 

Bib. Sire, you had the key of the gate, — I 
was then with the Chancellor! (in a loud tone) 
and what caused my despair was, that I am at 
this moment ignorant of what has become of 
him. (At these words Frederick raises himself 
from behind the sofa, and is perceived by Hi- 
brack.) Ah ! he is there ! how to effect his 
escape ! (aside.) 

King. Hear me ! I am persuaded you are 
not ignorant of the place where he is concealed 
—If you'll discover him to me, I name you 
captain of cavalry— if you refuse, you shall 
be shot. 

[Daring this scene, the prince observes every 
movement of JBibrack. 

Bib. Sire! (makes a sign to Frederick.) Sire! 
you have been for some time in this pavilion ? 

King. Yes. 

Bib. Then, if the prince had been in the 
pavilion, there is only this gate, which leads into 
the country, by which he could escape. 

[He makes a sign to Frederick to escape that 
wa y — He signifies by action that the door 
is guarded^] 



King. Escape by this door ! Impossible ! 
Fifty grenadiers guard it. 

Bib. [aside.'] Then, the palace is the only 
place ! — Nevertheless, the palace of the ambas- 
sador has been visited throughout, and the 
prince has not been found there. 

King. Then he must be in this part of the 
park ; come, tell me where he is ? 

Bib. Sire ! you are persuaded that he is not 
at the chateau! — (makes a sign to Frederick to 
escape.) Then at the chateau there is no dan- 



ger. 



Kino*. Danger ! 

Bib. No, no danger that the prince is con- 
cealed from your researches, 

King. A captaincy or a bullet, which will 



you? 



Bib. A captain, sire ! 

King. Think that you serve the state in obey- 



ing me ? 



Bib. Yes, sire! I am persuaded that at this 
moment I do serve the state. (During the time 
that Bib. occupies the attention of the King, 
Frederick escapes from the pavilion, and exits 
towards the palace?) The prince royal was in 
the pavilion. 

King. 5 Tis false ! This shall expose you to 
my just revenge, (A report of a pistol is heard 



4(j 

from the same side where Frederick exits.— An 
expression of alarm from King and Bibrack.) 
Can it be my son ? 

Enter Chancellor. 

Well, my lord! the report that 1 have just 
heard — the consternation imprinted on your 
features — What do you come to inform me ? 

Chan, (with great emotion.) Sire, the prince — 

King. Well — speak — my son ? 

Chan. He was in the pavilion, sire, when 
you pronounced his condemnation, and he has 
only escaped pursuit, to cut off, by his own 
hand, a life you had for ever proscribed. 

[The King expresses great grief and horror — 
He enters pavilion, and covers his face with 
his hands — At the back of the stage, the 
prince, the princess, and ambassador appear. ~\ 

King. What — his own hand — his own exe- 
cutioner ! — I did not think of this. The pride 
of passion, the severity of discipline are gone ; 
and my days are for ever cursed: — had I but 
suspected his fatal resolution, I would have 
pardoned him ! 

Fred, (rushing forward.) Oh ! my father ! 

King. It is his voice ! he is saved ! 

[The prince and princess kneel on each side 



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the Kino- — at the sight of his son he rushes 
into his arms.] 

Fred. Father! 

King. Well — Frederick of Prussia, I grant 
your pardon. 

Fred. And Anhalt, sire 

King. Anhalt! 

Chan. His fault was the same as the prince 
royal's — you cannot save your son without 
extending your clemency to him. 

King. I thank you, my lord, — I was about 
to commit an act of injustice— The lieutenant 
Anhalt is free !— Prussia accuses Frederick 
William of too much rigor — it shall learn on 
this day he knows how to pardon! 



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